Art by Samantha Miller What does it mean to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community? Junior Cameron Yarbrough, who is straight, said an ally is anyone who is not afraid to stand up for another person. “I think a lot of people — behind closed doors — will let their friends get away with using gay slurs or homophobic jokes,” Yarbrough said. “Having the ability to say ‘That is … [Read more...] about Why We Should All be LGBTQ+ Allies
Special Publications
Where We Stand: One Year Later — PGM Special Edition
Table of Contents Editor’s Note Woolsey Fire Art Exhibition at City Hall Unites and Strengthens the City of Malibu A Year into Alaina’s Voice with Father and Co-Founder Arik Housley Coming Back from Abroad A Senior’s Side of the Story First Responders Honored for One-Year Anniversary of Malibu Tragedies at W. Soccer Game Students Respond to Memorial … [Read more...] about Where We Stand: One Year Later — PGM Special Edition
Seven-Eighths: A Year without Alaina
Photo by Ashley Mowreader My suitemates are tough people to get in contact with, and that was before we lived in six different cities across five time zones. My DeBell F Suite was born spring of 2018, a product of Pepperdine housing and the extensive planning of eight overly excited Regent scholars. Once on campus, the eight of us — Haley Brouwer, Pari Cribbins, Lauren … [Read more...] about Seven-Eighths: A Year without Alaina
Rebuilding Malibu: City Pushes Reconstruction Efforts After Woolsey Fire Destroys 488 Homes
Video by Kayiu Wong (package originally aired Nov. 7, 2019 on NewsWaves 32) When the Woolsey Fire jumped the 101 freeway and headed toward Malibu the morning of Nov. 9, resident Laurie Brennan packed two suitcases, grabbed her two dogs and immediately left. Ten hours later, she learned flames completely destroyed her house. The other homes around her all survived. “I … [Read more...] about Rebuilding Malibu: City Pushes Reconstruction Efforts After Woolsey Fire Destroys 488 Homes
Dawn Megli: Bringing Peace through Writing
Video by Kaelin Mendez Dawn Megli cries. She cries at home, in her car and at her desk at the Thousand Oaks Acorn, where she writes profiles about the survivors and the families of the victims of the Borderline Shooting. “She’s taking it personally and has agreed to do all these,” said her editor Kyle Jorrey, a 2004 Pepperdine alumnus. “She doesn’t want to give that … [Read more...] about Dawn Megli: Bringing Peace through Writing
